Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Your entire day in symbols

Here Comes The Sun & Moon

This
special edition Mr. Jones Sun & Moon has been designed by New York
illustrator Kirsten Ulve, “I like the notion of doing away with specific
time telling, and embracing a more relaxed attitude. Symbols indicate
the general time: dreamy unicorn sightings in the morning, the universal
quest for cheese in the day, then some heavy drinking in the evening,
followed by a bump in the night and monsters in the wee hours. Typical
day kind of stuff without the need for those bothersome numbers."

The
crescent shaped sky on the dial represents 12 hours, with the hours
running from left to right: When the sun is next to the leftmost marker
the time is 6am. The sun slowly climbs in the sky until it reaches the
apex of the crescent, at which point the time is midday. The sun then
gradually descends until it reaches the right hand marker at 6pm. After
6pm the Sun ‘sets’ and disappears from view, meanwhile the Moon ‘rises’
on the left. The position of the Moon in the sky therefore shows the
hours from 6pm until 6am. The minutes are display in the center of the
dial and these run in the conventional way, so each marker on this dial
corresponds to five minutes.

Sun
and Moon watches were first produced in Britain in the late 1600s
during a period of experimentation with the watch face and how to
represent the time. Eventually, following this period of experimentation
the concentric hour and minute hands became established as the
universal standard.

DAYTIME

NIGHTIME

About Mr. Jones:

Mr Jones Watches
is the cult watch brand from London. They believe that a watch should
do more than just tell the time: it should make you think, start a
conversation or simply make you smile.

About the artist:

Kirsten
Ulve is a New York City based illustrator and designer. She blends
crisp conceptual design with a graceful fashion sensibility. She lives
in Manhattan with her husband and two black kitties Romulus and Remus.

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An Upper Echelon of Nixon Watches

The latest additions to our cornucopia of Nixon watches including the brand new Swiss Movement Anthem collection and some more dressed up versions of Magnacon, gator-strapped Sentry, Diplomat, Passport and 48-20 Chronographs.

Nixon's goal is creating watches you didn’t know you needed but upon first glance you knew you couldn’t live without.

An
evolution in attitude, The Anthem takes cues from one of our favorite
designs then adds layers that are as beautiful as they are badass.
Sophisticated touches like ceramic inlays and a high polish stainless
steel band stand in perfect contrast to the rugged crown guard and
custom case design.

Who
decided that luxury means extravagance? Where is it written that a
luxurious thing must be a precious thing? The Swiss Made Magnacon
indulges itself only in its mechanics - its six hand chronograph
movement, its precision time-tracking. It's a watch built for the person
who knows that the world doesn't slow down, who wears a timepiece not
to be seen, but because there are tasks that need to be performed. And
yet, for all of its utility, it contains a simple, durable beauty -
elegance built on efficiency, on the knowledge that it won't be
outworked.

Nixing
the status quo of what you may expect when it comes to classically
good-looking timepieces, The Sentry Chrono has entered the room and
raised the bar. Anything but standard, this custom-built chronograph
with genuine alligator leather strap and unmistakable crown design help
strike a rugged balance of technical functionality and elevated style.

Scaled
to fit any situation and designed to look good at any speed, the 48-20
Chrono Leather takes bold styling cues from racing instrumentation and
adds a rich, well-traveled leather band. With chronograph accuracy to
1/20th of a second this serious timekeeper only looks like an easy
rider. The 48-20 is the alternative to the norm. Modeled after Nixon’s
legacy The 51-30 Chrono, the 48mm case is the just right size and
proportion that’s not too big, not too small. Inspired by speed and
torque measuring instruments, this wide eye chronograph watch is meant
to leave hearts racing, a nod to watch aficionados as to what’s under
the hood. Built for power, this watch delivers a stainless steel case
with hardened mineral crystal and colorful dial accents.

For
those who roam a little further from home, The Passport SS has been
designed to see you there and back with more durability and attitude
than ever before. The addition of a custom stainless steel band lets our
team make a bold mark across land, sea and air.

This
custom Swiss Made Worldtime analog movement has 24 time zones ready and
waiting. With bezel-direct functionality, you'll have local times on
lock down. From Sydney to Santiago, this watch is the perfect wing man.